Contemporary Interpretation
Each encounter shows me
who I am.
A refinement
Of my acquaintance
With myself:
Each encounter shows me
Who I am.
Who I am not.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Li, Fire
2nd Core Character: Kan, Water
1st Core Character: Li, Fire
Lower Trigram: Dui, Lake
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Opposition (38) signifies alienation.
The image
Fire above, the lake below: the image of opposition. Thus amid all fellowship the the superior man preserves his characteristics.
The judgement
Opposition. In small matters good fortune.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 37 → hexagram 38 → hexagram 39
- LU10 (The Place of the Great Fire Fish Spirit)
- Summer
- Two of Coins